Player Dossier

2021-2025

Florida

Chief Borders

LB • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Powder Springs, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chief Borders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.1

Efficiency

10.5

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

6.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
4
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Florida • Nebraska • Pittsburgh • UNLV
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Chief Borders, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Florida. Chief Borders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Florida paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 4 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, UNLV.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Nebraska

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

10.5

Usage

2.1

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Purdue

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 1.5. Purdue: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 2 by 23.3. Purdue: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=4
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=2 · +0.8 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=5

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

23.3 vs Illinois

Result
Sat 10/28vs PurdueW 31-1411000
Sat 10/7@ IllinoisW 20-7200.5001
Sat 9/30vs MichiganL 7-4530000
Sat 9/23vs Louisiana TechW 28-1411000
Sat 9/16vs Northern IllinoisW 35-1121000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Florida

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Nebraska

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Pittsburgh

    2024

    Peak year stop

  4. 4

    UNLV

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonFlorida04.20.7
2022 Regular SeasonFlorida04.20.90
2023 Regular SeasonNebraska1.510.52.11.5
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh2.59.41.71
2025 PostseasonUNLV713.654.5
2025 Regular SeasonUNLV713.650

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Utah State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.

#2

Illinois

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 42.7 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.9 takeover score.

#4

Syracuse

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

#5

Miami (OH)

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Florida

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

35

#2

2022 Regular Season · Florida

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · UNLV

14.7

7 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8989

Heard County · Carrollton, GA

Committed To
Florida
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

4

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

53

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 30 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Chief Borders quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
4
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
53